Knockdown box.



W. W. NORMAN.

KNOCKDOWN BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23,1912. RENEWED APR. 27. 1916.

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KNOCKDOWN BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. I912. RENEWED APR. 27,1916.

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KNOCKDOWN Box.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application filed Mar-ch 23, 1912, Serial No. 685,781. Renewed April 27, 1916. Serial No. 94,048.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM W. Non- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hunterville, in the county of Stoddard and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in knock-down boxes, and the object is to provide a box of this character which will be strong, maintain its shape withouttwisting, warping and cracking, and which will be light and composed of few parts capable of being spread out when in its knock-down condition, and when set up and in use so sealed that surreptitious meddling with the box and its contents is absolutely prevented without breaking the seal, and thus aflording means of detection of tampering with the parcel.

lVith the foregoing objects in view, my invention consists in the main in a pinralitypreferably three strips of wood veneers, say one-eighth of an inch thick, laid side by side, and evenly spaced a predetermined distance apart, across which metal bands are riveted or otherwise secured, so that the veneers are held a gaged {distance apart, tapes secured over the cracks between adjacent edges of veneers, and paper glued over the entire outer surface of the veneer, the metal strips and the tapes, the box proper and the top being in the main similarly constructed.

My invention still further consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of partswhich will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a view of the box flattened out, Fig. 2 is a similar view of the top, Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the box when set up, and on an enlarged scale to show the .verse section of the same, Fig. 7 is a View in perspective and vertical sectlon of the central. partition, and Fig. 8 is a view showing the mode in which the metal bands are fastened together.

The veneers 1, 2, and 3 constitute the two sides and the bottom of the box. These are preferably made of one-eighth inch stuff, and they are gaged apart to form spaces 4, 4, between them of sufficient width so that the sides, when folded to upright position, rest against the outer edges of the bottom as shown in Fig. 3; in other words, so that the lower edges and bottom surface of the box are flush with one another. Across these veneers, the metal bands 6, 6, are placed, they being tacked or riveted to the veneers as illustrated in Fig. 1, thus holding them all together and suitably spaced apart. Across the cracks or spaces between the adjacent edges of veneers, tapes 7, 7, are glued or otherwise secured. When thus put together, the box blank (as shown in Fig. 1) is run through a gluing machine, glue being applied to the outer surface of the veneers, metal bands, and tapes, after which a sheet of paper 18 containing any advertising matter, name, legend, or what not is placed over the entire glued surface, and when a number of these blanks have thus been treated, they are stacked up in a press and suflicient pressure is applied through the medium of a hydraulic press or otherwise to force every square inch of the surface of the paper and glued area together, thus making in efi'ect a homogeneous combination of the various parts, which prevents splitting and warping. ready, when sufliciently dried, for shipment and use, and when set up it is so bent that the loweredges of the sides come flush with the lower surface of the central veneer or bottom of the box, the tapes serving two functions ;primarily, that of hinges, and secondarily when manufacturing the box, to prevent the glue from going through to the other side when the blank is passed through the gluing machine to apply the glue to secure the paper covering thereon.

The cover or top 8 of the box is made of three'veneers, 1, 2* and 3 the sides 1 and The blank is then may be made similar to the ends, except that veneer is placed on both sides of the cleats 13, as shown in Fig. 7

The metal bands 6, 6, extend some dis tance beyond the veneers 1, :2, and 3, a distance in fact greater than half the Width of the central veneer, so that they are sufficiently long to overlap the-top of the box, and as a means of sealing they are provided with holes 14, 14, adapted to register with each other; and to receive hollow rivets 15, 15, which are upset therein when the box is filled and it is desired to close the same, thus forming an effectual seal for the box which prevents surreptitious opening of the same and the removal of the contents by unauthorized persons.

As an additional-means top against endwise displacement and to protect the bands 6, 6, Where theypass over the top, metal straps 16, 16, are riveted or otherwise secured to the top in such a position that the ends of bands 6 can be inserted beneath them before being brought to a position to be secured together for sealing the box.

More or less slight changes might be made in the form of the several parts described without departure from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction herein set forth, but

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A knock-down box comprising a body portion composed ofthin strips of material spaced apart, flexible tape secured over the space between the strips, metal bands extending across said strips and secured thereto, and an outer covering glued over the entire area to cover the flexible tape and metal bands.

2. A knock-down box comprising thin strips of material spaced apart, flexible bands extending across the same and secured'thereto whereby to maintain the relation of the strips, an outer covering glued over the entire area to cover the surface of the several strips and to extend across the spaces therebetween, end members to which strips of material are assembled to form a bottom and sides, a top detached from the box, strips secured to the top through which the ends of the flexible bands are inserted to hold the top in place, and means to seal said ends together.

3. A knock-down box comprising a body for holding the r necting' the ends of the metal bands to seal 7 and inclose the box.

A A knock-down box comprising a body portion composed of three veneers spaced a predetermined distance apart, flexible bands secured across the veneers for holding them in said spaced relation, end members aboutwhich said veneers are assembled, and to which they are secured, a top comprising three veneers spaced similarly to those of the body portion, bands secured across the veneers of said top in proximity to the ends thereof, the side veneers at the top adapted to be bent down upon the sides of the box, the flexible bands of the box provided with extensions which are brought up over the top of the box and sealed.

5. A knock-clown box comprising a body portion composed of three veneers spaced a predetermined distance apart, flexible tape secured over the space between the veneers, flexible bands secured across the veneers for holding them in said spaced relation, end members about which the veneers of the box are assembled and secured, a top comprising three veneers spaced similarly to those of the top portion, flexible tapes secured over thespace between said veneers of the top, flexible bands secured across the veneers in proximity to the ends thereof, the said members of said top adapted to be bent down upon the sides of the box, straps secured to the middle veneer of the top, the flexible bands of the body portion provided with extensions which are brought up over the top and passed through the straps thereof, and means for sealing the said extended ends one to the other for holding the top upon the body portion.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM W. vNORMAN. WVitnesses F LOY T. WYATT, J. RAYMOND KINDER.

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